By AP/KWMU
Granite City, ILL. – Police chased a van from Florissant to Granite City, Ill. early Tuesday morning. In the end, a man whose car was hit by that van died.
Authorities say the van was driving as fast as 110 miles an hour before it crashed into John Smith's Camaro at the intersection of Route 203 and Pontoon Road. Smith died; the van's driver was arrested. His name has not been released. Police are not saying what prompted the chase.
The chase began about 5:20 Tuesday morning in Florissant, Missouri. The van crossed the Chain of Rocks Bridge, and Illinois State Police joined Florissant police in the pursuit.